The Yough School District said students at the high school, middle school and elementary schools were held late Tuesday because of snow.

Dr. Janet Sardon, Yough's superintendent, said about 50 percent of parents picked their kids up after being notified at 2:30 p.m.

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“I don’t think it’s difficult to make a decision when it’s in the best interest of our kids and making sure they stay safe so if that means kids have to stay at school an extra hour or two, and we know that’s in their best interest to keep them safe, that’s what we’re going to do," said Sardon.

The district was waiting until road conditions improved for buses, according to the superintendent.

Two separate crashes involving buses on their way to the school prompted the district's decision. A lot of the roads leading from the school are third priority so they don't get cleared, according to Sardon.

Tracy Pfrogner, parent of a second grader, was relieved to see her son dropped off by the bus at 6:30 p.m.

“I know it’s a tough decision but I’m glad they did it because it was really bad and there would have been more accidents and maybe more kids hurt, so they made a great call," said Pfrogner.